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La. Guard partners with State Police for enhanced aerial firefighting training

Around The State, Featured News, News Releases, Training / By Amber Oglesby / September 27, 2024

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group partnered with the Louisiana State Police on Sept. 25 to conduct aerial training on the effective use of bambi buckets for firefighting. The training, held at the Joint Emergency Services […]

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159th Fighter Wing Holds Deployment Ceremony for 214th Engineering Installation Squadron

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / September 26, 2024

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. — Around 20 Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 214th Engineering Installation Squadron were honored in a deployment ceremony held at Belle Chasse Academy at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Sept. 7. The 214th EIS is responsible

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La. Guard’s Health Promotion Programs support Belize Defence Force Wellness Exchange

Featured News, News Releases, State Partnership Program / By Amber Oglesby / September 5, 2024

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – “Nobody can take care of you better than you. You can’t pour from an empty cup; you need to think of ways to fill your cup. Keep in mind, sometimes your cup will go down before it fills up,”

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La. National Guard continues support of Operation Lone Star with engineer team

Community Involvement, Featured News, News Releases, Texas border / By Amber Oglesby / July 18, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Following a request from the State of Texas and with the approval of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, the Louisiana National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion mobilized approximately 13 Soldiers to the Texas border in support of Operation Lone Star. The initial

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Community garden funding provided to La. National Guard Youth Challenge Program

Around The State, Community Involvement, Featured News, News Releases, Youth Challenge Program / By Amber Oglesby / July 18, 2024

By Marco Molina, Youth Challenge Program and the Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CARVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program at the Gillis W. Long Center has received a grant for a new community garden. Community Resources Connection, Inc has collaborated with the United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources

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159 FW Command Pilots Reach F-15 Flying Milestones

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / June 12, 2024

By Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Significant flying milestones were recently achieved by three F-15 fighter pilots with the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. After flying a routine training mission on May 10,

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